Oracle’s quarterly results, under normal circumstances, would be considered a big highlight for the market during the earnings offseason. But between Putin’s power push, this absurd missing plane and Yellen’s first FOMC presser, any headlines from camp Larry Ellison stand a good chance of taking a back seat to the next major development.

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